I thought I was a racer," young Marcus Gottschalk began. "One night I saw an M5 enter the canyons in front of me, so I chased him. I kept pushing my car harder and harder to catch up. Unfortunately, I ...

That the BMW marker resides on the hood of the 318ti is an oddity. There is something unworldly about the cellar-dweller version of the Ultimate Driving Machine-something that throws salt into that ...

From the June 1996 issue of Car and Driver. Forced to choose between BMW's new 318ti Sport and an Acura Integra GS-R, as was our sticky predicament in the November 1995 issue, we went with the Acura.

In the late 1990s, both BMW and Mercedes-Benz tried their luck at bringing a few of their more economical offerings over to our shores from the distant land of Europe. Both failed miserably—the BMW ...

A low-tier BMW can be a good bang for your buck, perhaps more so if it comes with a supercharger. Back in the day, the naturally aspirated 1.9-litre, 142 hp 318ti Compact was the most basic BMW 3 ...

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. That's what Elizabeth Barrett Browning asked of her lover in Sonnet 43. If I'd written the lines, I'd have gone with Sonnet 36 (or e36) as a nod to my 1997 ...

Here's an entry-level BMW from the late 1990s with the right options. This 3-series variant was smaller and lighter than its coupe and sedan siblings. This one has incredibly low mileage, and its ...